Roofers, roof tilers and slaters in Stafford

Official occupation group: Roofers, roof tilers and slatersSOC 5314 · Updated through Q2 2026 · Stafford

Official definition

Roofers, roof tilers and slaters cover roofs and exterior walls with felting, sheeting, slates, tiles and thatch to provide a waterproof surface.

e.g. Roof tiler · Felt fixer · Felt layer · Roof fixer · Roof liner

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Roofers, roof tilers and slaters market data for Stafford.

ONS recorded 6 new online adverts for roofers, roof tilers and slaters in Stafford in Q2 2026. The year-on-year comparison is unavailable for the aligned series. Typical advertised pay in Stafford for the broader skilled construction and building trades is £39,600.

Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.
New adverts · Stafford6Q2 2026 · YoY comparison unavailable
Advertised salary · Stafford£39,600ONS · 2025 · broader occupation group · 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Roofers, roof tilers and slaters hiring demand

New online job adverts for roofers, roof tilers and slaters in Stafford

New online job adverts have increased since Oct 2025.

6

Apr 2026 · Stafford

+200.0%change over period · from Oct 2025

ONS online job adverts first appearing in each period. These indicate hiring demand and are distinct from the ONS Vacancy Survey.

Median advertised salary

Annualised asking salary for skilled construction and building trades in Stafford

Advertised pay is 4.2% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.

£39,600

Jan 2025 · Stafford

+4.2%vs. previous year
ONS online job adverts · Stafford · Nominal paySources & methodology ↗

ONS median middle-point asking salary from live online job adverts, annualised. This is advertised pay, not employee earnings or ASHE. ONS publishes this location series for the broader two-digit occupation group, not this specific occupation. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

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Skills in demand

Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation

ONS · Latest Jan 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS UK new online job adverts. Each advert can report multiple requirements, so shares need not add up to 100%. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Experience employers ask for

Typical minimum: 1.2 years · UK live adverts

#Minimum experienceShare of advertsView
10 years53.8%
21 years7.8%
32 years17.7%
43 years11.9%
54+ years8.7%
ONS · Latest Jun 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS live online job adverts reporting minimum experience. Shares describe the published experience distribution.

Stafford compared with the UK

New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period

#AreaNew advertsView
1Stafford6
2United Kingdom937

Where hiring is strongest

New online job adverts by local authority

Where advertised pay is highest

Broader occupation group: Skilled construction and building trades

#LocationAnnual salaryView
1Castle Point£49,900
2Uttlesford£49,900
3Tewkesbury£49,900
4Three Rivers£49,900
5Clackmannanshire£49,900
6Cherwell£49,400
7Adur£49,400
8Wyre£48,900
9Stratford-on-Avon£47,900
10Great Yarmouth£47,800

ONS median annualised asking salary · 2025 · partial year. Published for the broader two-digit SOC group, not this specific occupation. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 531) across the UK

#View
1Plumbers and heating and ventilating installers and repairers

Heating installer · Gas fitter · Meter fixer — 35.9% of group adverts

3,360
2Carpenters and joiners

Carpenter and joiner · Bench man · Bar fitter — 30.4% of group adverts

2,841-11.9%
3Construction and building trades n.e.c.

Building manager · Rov pilot · Bar bender — 18.6% of group adverts

1,735
4Bricklayers

Bricklayer · Block layer · Box builder — 4.8% of group adverts

452-31.6%
5Roofers, roof tilers and slatersYou’re viewing this

Roof tiler · Felt fixer · Felt layer — 4.1% of group adverts

386+6.9%
6Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters

Window fitter · Unit maker · Lead worker — 3.8% of group adverts

358
7Steel erectors

Steel erector · Iron worker · Iron fighter — 1.4% of group adverts

130
8Stonemasons and related trades

Stonemason · Saw man · Slab man — 0.9% of group adverts

86-34.4%
ONS · Latest Jul 2026 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS UK new online job adverts. Related occupations share an official classification group. This is not a skills-match score. Year-on-year changes compare aligned published observations.

About the data

Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.

Methodology and metric definitions

New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.